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>> a little late for that. >> reporter: trust deficit with russia, trust deficit with syria as well. they are the missing participant here that all this depends on. syria says it will not deal with the united states directly because they don't trust the u.s. the u.s. relying on russia to make syria make good on its commitment these next 48 hours. the u.s. is going to test those commitments as one u.s. official said to me, the reason john kerry is here is to see if the russians mean what they're saying and the syrians mean what they're saying. >> i take it that the talks are scheduled to continue tomorrow in geneva, is that right? >> reporter: that's right. lavrov and kerry at dinner tonight. they will start up again tomorrow morning at 9:30. these next 24 hours, crucial to see if they can really get to some proof that there's a viable plan for moving forward. >> it would be nice if they come out with an agreement to move forward jointly on these elimination of syria's chemical weapons. let's see if that is even possible. jim sciutto traveling with the secretary, we'll check back with
>> a little late for that. >> reporter: trust deficit with russia, trust deficit with syria as well. they are the missing participant here that all this depends on. syria says it will not deal with the united states directly because they don't trust the u.s. the u.s. relying on russia to make syria make good on its commitment these next 48 hours. the u.s. is going to test those commitments as one u.s. official said to me, the reason john kerry is here is to see if the russians mean...
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he wants to work on the issues like immigration, the debt, deficit and others but he said he is very discouraged. he's actually played golf with the president which the president rarely does. this is not just a republican who's a firebrand saying this. this is somebody who reports him, particularly on syria. >> certainly on these foreign policy issues. amazing words from senator corker. dana, thanks very much. more controversy today for an analyst whose assessment of the syrian rebels was publicly quoted by two high-level u.s. officials as our chris lawrence reported last week. >> there is a real moderate opposition that exists. >> reporter: kerry and republican john mccain both cited reporting from an analyst who's traveled to syria. >> she works with the -- >> let's bring in barbara starr. what's the latest on elizabeth obage? >> reporter: cnn's interviewed this woman. she last her job with this organization, the institute for the study of war, because the organization says she said she had a ph.d. and she did not. that's why she was fired. but the controversy in the twitterosphere
he wants to work on the issues like immigration, the debt, deficit and others but he said he is very discouraged. he's actually played golf with the president which the president rarely does. this is not just a republican who's a firebrand saying this. this is somebody who reports him, particularly on syria. >> certainly on these foreign policy issues. amazing words from senator corker. dana, thanks very much. more controversy today for an analyst whose assessment of the syrian rebels was...
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they know that we've got to make a down payment on deficit reduction. they know that we've got to protect the middle class and we've got to focus on -- let's -- what i haven't heard about in a couple of days are, our needs get back to the number one issues. creating jobs and getting this economy turned around. this is one of the first things that we have to do so we can move on aggressively towards that. >> bottom line, house republicans are meeting right now. they've just started a second meeting of the day. what do you anticipate will happen tonight? >> you know, i said earlier today, predicting what this group of republican and the house members will do is it certainly a challenge. i know that if -- from working with them as many years as i have, i know there are enough responsible republicans that there would be enough democrats and republicans that would pass that bill and send it to the president so we can prevent 98% of americans from having their tacks increased and we could get a handle on the deficit reduction problem. >> you think there's a d
they know that we've got to make a down payment on deficit reduction. they know that we've got to protect the middle class and we've got to focus on -- let's -- what i haven't heard about in a couple of days are, our needs get back to the number one issues. creating jobs and getting this economy turned around. this is one of the first things that we have to do so we can move on aggressively towards that. >> bottom line, house republicans are meeting right now. they've just started a...
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border security and what if we told what you the cbo said, which is, hey, this will really help the deficit. >> let me ask you about vice president biden. he gave this very big speech today and got a lot of people talking because of the passion -- it was biden being biden. it's surprising because the white house has sort-a light foot on immigration so as not to spook the republicans on capitol hill. let's listen to what the vice president is saying. >> we have nothing to apologize for. when we piet fooit for the morally right thing to do because there's a practically, economically sound thing for america to do. >> gloria and candy, should the white house just stay out of this and let the republicans work this out? >> they can't. and they're to the not staying out of it. the president isn't going full bore press conference out front because he knows the more he gets involved, the less likely it is to actually pass because some republicans will react to him and he doesn't want to become a lightning rod on this. so are the folks on the hill negotiating the democrats without going back to the w
border security and what if we told what you the cbo said, which is, hey, this will really help the deficit. >> let me ask you about vice president biden. he gave this very big speech today and got a lot of people talking because of the passion -- it was biden being biden. it's surprising because the white house has sort-a light foot on immigration so as not to spook the republicans on capitol hill. let's listen to what the vice president is saying. >> we have nothing to apologize...
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when we talk about further deficit reduction, we mean marrying entitlement reforms that produce savings with tax reform that produces savings and the combination would then help us achieve that $4 trillion goal of reducing our deficit over ten years. >> here's what the house speaker, john boehner, who had his own charm offensive going on in 2011. they played golf, tried to work out a deal, they didn't exactly work out a deal, as all of us know. listen to what he said today. >> this week we've gone 180. now he's going to -- after being in office now for four years, he's going to sit down and talk to members. i think it's a sign, a hopeful sign and i'm hopeful that something will come out of it. but if the president continues to insist on tax hikes, i don't think we're going to get very far. >> the republicans say they are willing to do tax reform. they are willing to do entitlement reform. they are not willing to increase tax revenues. in other words, if you eliminate loopholes or deductions or exemptions, at the same time you have to balance that by lowering tax rates so there isn't an
when we talk about further deficit reduction, we mean marrying entitlement reforms that produce savings with tax reform that produces savings and the combination would then help us achieve that $4 trillion goal of reducing our deficit over ten years. >> here's what the house speaker, john boehner, who had his own charm offensive going on in 2011. they played golf, tried to work out a deal, they didn't exactly work out a deal, as all of us know. listen to what he said today. >> this...
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thought it was my job and my obligation to stand up for conservatives here in the congress who want more deficit reduction. stand up for the work that chairman ryan did. >> reporter: mike needham runs heritage action, one of the groups boehner is lashing out at. john boehner said groups like yours have completely lost credibility. >> look, i don't think it's for anybody in washington to decide who has credibility. it's certainly very frustrating that an honest disagreement about a bill that was or deal that was struck has devolved into name calling from the speaker. >> reporter: boehner made clear this is about more than the budget. it's been brewing for awhile. >> they pushed us into this fight to defund obama care and the shutdown of government. if you recall, the day before the government reopened, one of the people, one of these groups, stood up and said well, we never really thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> reporter: now, some of these outside groups think that what boehner is doing is trying to clear the decks for some of the other tough issues that divide the parties that are
thought it was my job and my obligation to stand up for conservatives here in the congress who want more deficit reduction. stand up for the work that chairman ryan did. >> reporter: mike needham runs heritage action, one of the groups boehner is lashing out at. john boehner said groups like yours have completely lost credibility. >> look, i don't think it's for anybody in washington to decide who has credibility. it's certainly very frustrating that an honest disagreement about a...
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washington right now, can president obama and republicans reach a long-term agreement on reducing the deficit? >> the answer, different depending on which republican you ask. house speaker john boehner doesn't sound very hopeful. he's standing firm against the idea of increasing tax rates, increasing tax revenue. >> the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we're not going to get very far. if the president doesn't believe that the goal ought to be to balance the budget over the next ten years, i'm not sure we're going to get very far. and this is the whole issue. we have a spending problem here in washington, and it's time to solve the problem. >> we're hearing different things coming from various republicans, including senator bob corker. he's a republican of tennessee. he says he's optimistic about the possibility of what's called a grand bargain, and he's open to the idea of raising tax revenues to cut the deal under certain circumstances. senator corker's joining us now from capitol hill. senator, thanks very much for coming in. >> good to be with yo
washington right now, can president obama and republicans reach a long-term agreement on reducing the deficit? >> the answer, different depending on which republican you ask. house speaker john boehner doesn't sound very hopeful. he's standing firm against the idea of increasing tax rates, increasing tax revenue. >> the president believes that we have to have more taxes from the american people. we're not going to get very far. if the president doesn't believe that the goal ought to...
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and we have haul ready sealread deficit cutten half. going down faster than any time in the last 60 years. why would we make more cuts in edge kaegs aucation and basing . nobody thinks that is a good idea. now finally what we have got is republicans talking about the idea, shut down the government. bad for the economy, bad for not just people that work for the government, all the can tracton, defense folks, everybody who is impacted by the services that they receive from the federal government we should shut that down because republicans. after having taken 40 votes to try to get rid of obama care see this as their last gasp. nobody thinks that's good for the middle-class. so the question is ultimately if you are putting the american people first, if you are prioritizing them, then this shouldn't be that difficult. i have made this argument to my republican friends privately. and by the way, sometimes they say to me privately, i agree with you. but -- i am worried about a primary from -- somebody in the tea party back in my district. or
and we have haul ready sealread deficit cutten half. going down faster than any time in the last 60 years. why would we make more cuts in edge kaegs aucation and basing . nobody thinks that is a good idea. now finally what we have got is republicans talking about the idea, shut down the government. bad for the economy, bad for not just people that work for the government, all the can tracton, defense folks, everybody who is impacted by the services that they receive from the federal government...
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that, you know, we've heard from republicans, we want to shrink the government, we want to shrink the deficit but not the why. >> i definitely think we are about solving the big problems, macro fiscal problems. the president hasn't joined us. but the reason we're doing that is we want to help people. we don't want to see interest rates skyrocket. what's that going to do to people who are already struggling to pay their mortgage? we don't want to see taxes go up anymore. what's that going to do to somebody who already has now just experienced a tax hike. we want to make life work again, and the path to do that does include trying to get a handle on the fiscal situation here in washington, but it also means putting in place policies that help people with their health care costs, their education needs, college tuition and the rest. >> you want to make people's lives better. some might ask how you can do that and still slash the federal budget the way you want to slash in order to meet your other goal, which is to reduce the deficit. >> well, again, these are, you know, things that we're trying t
that, you know, we've heard from republicans, we want to shrink the government, we want to shrink the deficit but not the why. >> i definitely think we are about solving the big problems, macro fiscal problems. the president hasn't joined us. but the reason we're doing that is we want to help people. we don't want to see interest rates skyrocket. what's that going to do to people who are already struggling to pay their mortgage? we don't want to see taxes go up anymore. what's that going...